#7e759a Color Information

#7e759a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #7e759a. In RGB, it consists of 49.4% Red, 45.9% Green, and 60.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 18.2% Cyan, 24% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 254.6°, with saturation of 15.5% and lightness of 53.1%. The decimal value for #7e759a is 8287642, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #7e759a is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#7e759a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color126, 117, 154 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color49.4%, 45.9%, 60.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.506, 0.541, 0.396 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.182, 0.24, 0, 0.396 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color254.6°, 15.5%, 53.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color254.6°, 24.0%, 60.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.798, 19.491, 33.238 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color126, 117, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8287642 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.257, 11.399, -18.704 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.257, 21.904, 301.359 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.257, 2.434, -28.962 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.149, 6.829, -13.733 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.283, 0.265, 19.491 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286477722 / 0xff7e759a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666699 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #7e759a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #7e759a, its pure hue is 254.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.5%, and its lightness is 53.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #7e759a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #100f13 to #6e6687.

Tints of #7e759a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #7e759a, its pure hue is 254.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.5%, and its lightness is 53.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #7e759a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #8e86a7 to #efeef2.

Tones of #7e759a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #7e759a, its pure hue is 254.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #7e759a, which range from #888888 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4a10ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #7e759a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #7e759a! For #7e759a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #7e759a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #7e759a

This color, #7e759a, consists of 49.4% Red, 45.9% Green, and 60.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 126, Green = 117, Blue = 154. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #7e759a is 18.2% Cyan, 24% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R49.4%
C18.2%
G45.9%
M24.0%
B60.4%
Y0.0%
K39.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 126 117 154
Octal 176 165 232
Hexa #7e #75 #9a
Binary 01111110 01110101 10011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 18 24 0 39
Octal 22 30 0 47
Hexa #12 #18 #00 #27
Binary 00010010 00011000 00000000 00100111

Analogous Colors of #7e759a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #7e759a — which has hue 254.6° — its analogous colors are located at 224.6° and 284.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7e759a.

Triadic Colors of #7e759a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #7e759a — which has hue 254.6° — its triadic colors are located at 14.6° and 254.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7e759a.

Complementary Color of #7e759a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #7e759a — which has hue 254.6° — its complementary color is located at 74.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7e759a.

Split Complementary Colors of #7e759a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #7e759a — which has hue 254.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 44.6° and 254.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7e759a.

Tetradic Colors of #7e759a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #7e759a — which has hue 254.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 164.6°, 254.6°, 344.6°, and 74.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7e759a.

Monochromatic Colors of #7e759a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #7e759a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #494652 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bcb5d1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #7e759a

We want to make getting started with #7e759a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #7e759a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #7e759a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #7e759a with other HTML elements.

#7e759a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #7e759a.
<span style="color: #7e759a;">The color of this text is #7e759a.</span>

#7e759a Background Color

The background color for this text is #7e759a.
<div style="background-color: #7e759a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #7e759a.</div>

#7e759a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #7e759a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #7e759a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #7e759a.</span>

#7e759a Border Color

This is a div with border color #7e759a.
<div style="border: #7e759a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #7e759a.</div>

#7e759a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #7e759a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7e759a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7e759a on a white background.</div></div>

#7e759a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #7e759a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7e759a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7e759a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #7e759a to White

This is a gradient from #7e759a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7e759a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7e759a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7e759a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7e759a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7e759a to white.</div>

Gradient from #7e759a to Black

This is a gradient from #7e759a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7e759a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7e759a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7e759a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7e759a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7e759a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #7e759a

In addition to using #7e759a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #7e759a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #7e759a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 126, Green = 117, Blue = 154). If you need details about the color coordinates of #7e759a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #7e759a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(126, 117, 154)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #7e759a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #7e759a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #7e759a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(126, 117, 154);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#7e759a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:126, green:117, blue:154, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:126 green:117 blue:154 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(126f, 117f, 154f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(126, 117, 154);
 

#7e759a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #7e759a the same way. For those with color blindness, #7e759a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #7e759a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #7e759a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #7e759a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #7e759a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #7e759a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #7e759a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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